Americas
New fuel economy labels proposed by US EPA and DOT
As a new generation of cars and light trucks start appearing on the market, the US Department of Transportation (DOT) and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are jointly proposing changes to the fuel economy labels consumers see on the window of every new vehicle in dealer showrooms.
Imperial obtains oil sand process rights to Canada
Imperial Petroleum, Inc. has purchased the exclusive rights to Canada for the development of a process designed to recover bitumen or heavy oil from tar and oil sands.
SNC-Lavalin to assist Grizzly in Alberta
SNC-Lavalin has an engineering and procurement (EP) contract with Grizzly Oil Sands ULC for its new Algar Lake steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) facility located near Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada.
Mustang’s MSA in Colombia
Ecopetrol S.A. has awarded Wood Group’s Mustang a two-year master service agreement (MSA) to provide pipeline engineering expertise and related services in order to optimize engineering design and maximize operating efficiencies, with the goal of increasing Colombia’s oil and gas production transmission capacity and safety.
Flint Hills buys two Iowa ethanol plants
Flint Hills Resources plans to acquire the Hawkeye ethanol plants in Menlo and Shell Rock, Iowa. The Menlo and Shell Rock ethanol plants opened in 2008.
$8.4 billion Chinese pump market by 2015
McIlvaine is predicting that China will account for 21% of the $40 billion 2015 world market for industrial pumps. China is completing a five year plan which is adding 15,000 mgd of municipal sewage treatment.
Dresser-Rand adds new programs to condition monitoring software
Dresser-Rand Group Inc. recently announced two diagnostic modules for its Envision suite of condition monitoring software. The modules work individually or in tandem to provide information that helps increase machinery availability, improve productivity and reduce operating costs.
EPA proposes rules on Clean Air Act permitting for GHG emissions
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing two rules to ensure that businesses planning to build new, large facilities or make major expansions to existing ones will be able to obtain Clean Air Act permits that address their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In the spring of 2010, EPA finalized the GHG Tailoring Rule, which specifies that beginning in 2011, projects that will increase GHG emissions substantially will require an air permit.
Linde opens ethanol/CO2 plant in New York
Linde North America has begun production at one of its newest plants, which makes carbon dioxide (CO2) from ethanol in Fulton, New York. The new 600 tpd CO2 plant is located at the Sunoco ethanol plant, housed in a former brewery in the Riverview Business Park, some 25 miles north of Syracuse.
BP to pay $50.6 million for Texas City explosion
The US Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced that BP Products North America Inc. will pay a full penalty of $50.6 million stemming from the 2005 explosion at its Texas City, Texas, refinery that killed 15 workers and injured 170 others.
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- Seeq Intelligence: Bridging industrial AI and human expertise for smarter operational decisions 3/3
- SES Energy acquires CIU and corrosion monitoring divisions from ICR 3/3
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